Requires DEP to establish voluntary guidelines for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste; extends "Food Bank Good Samaritan Act" immunity protections to public and nonpublic schools.*
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Mar 2017
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Feb 16, 2016
Signed Aug 7, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Aug 7, 2017
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2017, c.210.
executive
Jun 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0)
legislature
May 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Senate (37-0)
legislature
Mar 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
legislature
Mar 6, 2017
Committee
Transferred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
legislature
Jun 6, 2016
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
legislature
May 26, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Passed Assembly (72-0-0)
legislature
May 19, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
legislature
Feb 16, 2016
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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